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Sean Waltman (born July 13, 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler, also known by the ring names The 1-2-3 Kid, Syxx, X-Pac, and Syxx-Pac. He is the only person to have won the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship, the WCW Cruiserweight Championship and the TNA X Division Championship.

Career

After training under Ed Sharkey and Boris Malenko, Waltman began his career as The Lightning Kid, working his way through various independent organizations such as Pro Wrestling America and the Global Wrestling Federation, winning both the PWA Light Heavyweight title and the GWF Junior Heavyweight Championship. Throughout the early part of his career, Waltman worked with future ECW star Jerry Lynn on a regular basis, both in North America and in Japan in 1992. Ironically, Lynn and Waltman teamed to win two PWA Tag Team titles together in the spring of 1993.

The 1-2-3 Kid

Upon his arrival in the WWF he was given a number of names such as The Kid and the Kamikaze Kid until he managed an "upset" win over Razor Ramon. At this point, he was given the name 1-2-3 Kid, a name referencing his three-count pinfall over Ramon. For the next two years, The Kid played the role of the natural underdog, and displayed little of the rebellious attitude until the RAW before Survivor Series 95 where he was the special ref in a match between Razor Ramon and Psycho Sid. While Razor was attempting the Razor's Edge, his finishing maneuver, The Kid pulled Sid down, then fast counted Razor, giving Sid the win. Doing this, he joined the Million Dollar Corporation, led by Ted DiBiase. He stayed with this faction up until the end of his first WWF run.

World Championship Wrestling

He continued using this name until his departure for World Championship Wrestling in 1996 to join the heel stable known as the nWo. To play upon his previous gimmick of the 1-2-3 Kid, he was given the name Syxx, supposedly as he was the sixth member of the nWo, or as a joke on his old name (1+2+3=6 or also 1x2x3=6). While he was out injured, he was fired by then WCW President Eric Bischoff to control Waltman's friends Kevin Nash and Scott Hall and to prove to them that he was in charge.

World Wrestling Federation

Waltman returned to the WWF on the night after Wrestlemania 14. With Shawn Michaels out of action following his title loss and back injury, Triple H was now the de facto leader of D-Generation X. In a promo, he stated that he was forming a DX army and "when you start an army, you look to your blood...you look to your buddies...you look to your friends...you look to the Clique." Waltman appeared on the stage as announcer Jim Ross sarcastically replied "Well look who's back." Waltman immediately cut a promo on Bischoff and Hulk Hogan, as well as claiming that if contractually free to do so, Hall and Nash would have been joining him in returning to the WWF. Up to this point in the Monday Night Wars, wrestlers only jumped from the WWF to the big money, guaranteed deals available in WCW. Waltman's return proved that it was a two-way street. This heated promo actually prompted Bischoff to respond on Nitro the following week, telling Waltman to "Bite me."

Following that RAW, Waltman was initially being billed as "The Kid" on the World Wrestling Federation homepage, but became known as "X-Pac" by the next broadcast, a variation of his "Syxx-Pac" nickname.

As a member of DX, Waltman feuded with many wrestlers such as Jeff Jarrett, and he would eventually win the European Championship from D'Lo Brown in 1998. Brown and Waltman traded the title a couple of times with Waltman ultimately winning the championship at Judgment Day in October 1998. Waltman would hold the European Championship until February of 1999 when he lost the title to Shane McMahon. At WrestleMania XV in 1999, Waltman had a rematch with McMahon for the European Championship, but Triple H turned heel and cost Waltman the title. A few weeks after WrestleMania Waltman formed a tag team with Kane; a mute, brooding, menacing loner. Waltman and Kane would go on to hold the WWF Tag Team Championship two times. After DX was reunited in late 1999 Waltman led Kane to believe that he would be inducted into DX, but instead betrayed him and eventually stole his girfriend, Tori.

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